Population
2'161↓0.9%
About Werthenstein
Municipality · Lucerne
Werthenstein is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
2'161
Tax multiplier
215%
Werthenstein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.215%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'900↑6.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'950↑2.3%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.02%↓44.0%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture58%
- Forest31%
- Settlement8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
17.9%↑1.7%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
980↓0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
1'547↓0.2%
91%
Housing market in Werthenstein
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 30% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215%, 20% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'350, 15% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Werthenstein has 2'161 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).